Ruth Parsons

Duke Biochemistry PhD candidate in Priyamvada Acharya’s lab. Cryo-EM of viral glycoproteins 🔬 🦠

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

Continuing my conference run at the microscopy and microanalysis #MM2024 meeting in Cleveland! Enjoying broadening my understanding of microscopy techniques and thankful for the opportunity to present my research today at the biomedical research session @MicroscopySoc @MSAStudent

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

Had a wonderful time at my first @ProteinSociety meeting this past week in beautiful Vancouver! Exciting times for protein science!

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

@AcremanCory Great work! Congrats.

[Cory Acreman @AcremanCory]

Very excited to share this story about two substitutions in a sarbecovirus spike that enhance infectivity by increasing RBD availability. My first cryoEM structure was of the RsSHC014-CoV spike protein and is included in this manuscript! https://t.co/OyTxcCGZmR

[Matti Pronker @MFPronker]

Cool new preprint on SARS-CoV2 Omicron XBB lineage spikes: https://t.co/ktTQ828VAR
Seems like spike closure to evade the immune system is also the trajectory of SARS-CoV2, similar to what we found for the longer circulating common cold coronavirus HKU1 (https://t.co/FOBbm737OK).

[Priyamvada Acharya @PriyamvadaA_Lab]

We updated our group photo yesterday at our first lab retreat of 2024! ⁦@Aaron_J_May⁩ ⁦@parsonsruth97⁩
⁦@BhishemThakur⁩ and others not on X.

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

Had a great time at The biophysical society meeting this past week in Philadelphia! Still processing all the awesome science I got to hear including from Carolyn Bertozzi! #BPS2024

[Priyamvada Acharya @PriyamvadaA_Lab]

Led by co-first authors Ellie Zhang and Jared Lindenberger. co-authors include @parsonsruth97 @BhishemThakur @sophie_gobeil @bettekorber1 @lab_haynes @RoryCHenderson (and others not on Twitter)

[Priyamvada Acharya @PriyamvadaA_Lab]

Our study on the Langya virus fusion protein structures (pre- and post-fusion conformations) now online @JVirology https://t.co/GiszrwF7lc
1st author @Aaron_J_May will be at the 3DEM Gordon Research Seminar this weekend. Be sure to stop by his poster!

[Priyamvada Acharya @PriyamvadaA_Lab]

Out @biorxivpreprint today!
https://t.co/KethBzFecI
We report the pre- and post-fusion structures of the Langya virus fusion (F) protein. Langya virus (LayV) is phlyogenetically distinct from Nipah virus and Hendra virus that, like LayV, also belong to the Henipavirus genus.

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

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[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

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congratulations to @parsonsruth97 for graduating you worked v hard and you deserve the world i love u #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

@teeawgo Thank you ❤️😍

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

@MCsqurrd Accurate

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

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[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

@teeawgo Yes Jeremy!

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Stream In the Palm of her Hand on 10/15 and you will feel like a million dollars

[Ruth Parsons @parsonsruth97]

Had a great time exploring downtown Nashville with some new friends after a successful first week at Vanderbilt!